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2018-09-18 10:17
Majma-Pela: Traditional Muharram food offerings in northern Iran
Majma-Pela, literally meaning cooked rice served in big round tray, is a traditional food offering known as Nazri being observed in northern Iran during the month of Muharram.
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2018-09-18 10:16
By Maryam Qarehgozlou
Muharram, rejoining families, promoting intimacy
Once I grew old enough to figure out the main reasons behind the mourning rituals of Muharram I became genuinely fond of it, as it is not just a month grieve, but a time to heighten the strong sense of intimacy.
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2018-09-18 10:12
By Hanif Ghaffari
Trump's political fate is ambiguous
TEHRAN - As much as we approach Congressional elections in the United States, Donald Trump's concerns are increasing. These concerns are aggravated by the fact that U.S.-based polls do not benefit Democrats. Trump recently warned of Democrats' victory in the mid-term elections in the U.S. Congress.
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2018-09-18 09:50
India not to lower guard along border with China
TEHRAN - India will not lower its guard along the border with China, while maintaining border peace in sync with the “Wuhan” spirit, Indian Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said, according to reports.
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2018-09-18 09:49
15 policemen killed in clashes in Afghanistan
TEHRAN - The situation in Afghanistan continues to deteriorate with insurgents upping the ante across the country. In latest clashes, at least 15 police officials were killed in northwestern provinces of Baghdis and Farah.
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2018-09-18 09:44
Afghan refugees born in Pakistan to get nationality
TEHRAN - The newly-elected Pakistan government led by Imran Khan has announced that it will grant nationality to all Pakistan-born refugees of Afghan and Bangladeshi origin, ending months of suspense and speculation.
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2018-09-18 09:41
Exports from mining sector up 15%
TEHRAN - Iran’s exports of minerals rose 15 percent in the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-August 21) compared to the same period last year.
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2018-09-18 09:40
Sahraie appointed new director of TSE
TEHRAN- Board of directors at Tehran Stock Exchange appointed Ali Sahraie as the new director of TSE.
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2018-09-18 09:34
GDP growth at 1.8% in spring
TEHRAN- Iran's growth of gross domestic product (GDP) stood at 1.8 percent in the first three months of the current Iranian calendar year 1397 (March 21-June 21), corresponding to spring 2018, data released by Central bank of Iran (CBI) showed.
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2018-09-18 09:21
106 Parthian, Seleucid objects recovered in western Iran
TEHRAN - Iranian authorities have recently confiscated 106 historical relics from a smuggler in Harsin, Kermanshah province, CHTN reported on Monday.
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2018-09-18 09:20
Iran seeks to nominate Yazd as UNESCO Creative City
TEHRAN – Iranian National Commission for UNESCO is considering to nominate Yazd as a Creative City of the UN cultural body, IRNA reported on Monday.
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2018-09-18 09:19
Afghan war to be deadlier than Syria this year
TEHRAN - The protracted Afghan conflict, which has entered its 17th year now, could overtake Syria as the deadliest conflict in the world this year with surging violence, according to a report in AFP.
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2018-09-18 09:17
No India-Afghanistan trade route through Pakistan
TEHRAN - Pakistan’s foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has rejected reports that Pakistan has expressed its readiness to discuss the restoration of India-Afghanistan trade route using Pakistan’s land.
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2018-09-18 09:17
Despite U.S. pressure, India clears way for $2.2-billion defense deal with Russia
TEHRAN - Barely two weeks after India signed a historic defense deal with the U.S. called Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement (CCSA), now the Narendra Modi government in New Delhi has cleared the way for an ambitious $2.2-billion frigates deal with Russia.
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2018-09-18 01:00
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2018-09-17 23:20
Iran’s Esteghlal bid farewell to AFC Champions League
Al Sadd booked their spot in the semi-finals of the 2018 AFC Champions League after a 2-2 draw in the second leg of their quarter-final clash with Esteghlal gave them a 5-3 aggregate win.
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2018-09-17 22:00
Women to be appointed as managers of 22 subdistricts of Tehran
TEHRAN – At least 22 subdistricts of Tehran Municipality will be headed by 22 women managers who are to be appointed during the coming three months, announced Seyed Mohammad Afshani, the mayor of Tehran here on Sunday.
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2018-09-17 21:57
By Haniyeh Sadat Jafariyeh
Capital market unfazed by economic problems
TEHRAN- Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE)’s main index (TEDPIX) gained 3,058.12 points or 1.97% on Saturday to end trading at 158,119.2. About 4.16 billion shares valued at $120.88 million changed hands at TSE for the day. The index added 3,000 points to reach 158,000.
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2018/09/17
By: Syed Zafar Mehdi
Karbala to Kashmir: Brief history of ‘Azadari’
TEHRAN - It’s that time of year again when the campaigners of truth and justice, cutting across ethno-sectarian and ideological lines, rally to pay homage to the ‘master of the martyrs’, a 7th century revolutionary historical figure who redefined the ideas of resistance and resilience on the desert plains of Karbala (Iraq) 1400 years ago.
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2018-09-17 21:48
Syed Zafar Mehdi
Ban on Muharram procession in Kashmir mockery of religious freedom
TEHRAN - Muharram is the month of bereavement and remembrance. Every year, around this time, massive processions are taken out across the world to pay glowing tribute to the martyrs of Karbala. Reciting soul-stirring elegies and hymns, mourners wear black dresses and beat their chests in a spirit of devotion. They carry replicas of Imam Husain’s mausoleum in Karbala and parade the streets.
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2018-09-17 21:45
‘U.S. sanctions on Iran unproductive & wrong': Novak
TEHRAN- U.S. sanctions on Iran's oil industry are unproductive and there will be consequences to such a move, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Monday.
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2018-09-17 21:40
Glassware makes one-fourth of Tehran handicraft exports
TEHRAN – Glassware accounts for almost one-fourth of handicrafts exports from Tehran province, a local tourism official has said.
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2018-09-17 21:38
Prevalence of overweight and obesity among girls increasing
TEHRAN – The prevalence of overweight in girl students under the age of 20 is increasing form 6.4 percent in 1980 to 10.3 percent in 2015, Mohammad Hashemi, secretary of the society for the prevention of obesity in Iran said here on Sunday.
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2018-09-17 21:34
Zeinodin caravanserai, a destination for avid time travelers!
For an avid visitor to a centuries-old caravanserai, it’s not tough to imagine (or even hear!) the hustle and bustle of merchants bargaining on prices, describing their long lived journey to one another as their camels chew on hay in the corner.
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2018-09-17 21:29
Al-e Es’haq says value of trade ties with Iraq can reach $20 billion
Iran-Iraq trade grew 30% in 5 months
TEHRAN - The trade between Iran and its western neighbor Iraq has grown 30 percent during the first five months of the Iranian calendar year (March 21- August 22, 2018), director of Iran-Iraq Chamber of Commerce Yahya Al-e Es’haq told Mehr news agency in an interview published on Monday.
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2018-09-17 21:26
Tax revenues exceed $8.5b in 5 months
TEHRAN - The Iranian National Tax Administration collected 366 trillion rials (about $8.57 billion) in tax during the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-July 22, 2018), up 10 percent year on year.
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2018-09-17 21:23
Iran’s envoy named IAEA conference vice president
TEHRAN - Kazem Gharib Abadi, Iran’s representative to the Vienna-based international organizations, has been elected as the vice president of the International Atomic Energy Agency annual conference.
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2018-09-17 21:13
‘Pompeo should thank Kerry for maintaining back channel to Zarif’
TEHRAN - Former Deputy Director of the CIA John McLaughlin has said that U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo should thank John Kerry, former secretary of state, for maintaining back channel to Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.
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2018-09-17 21:09
Velayati: Russia, China are Iran’s major economic and political partners
TEHRAN – Senior Iranian politician Ali Akbar Velayati has provided an analysis of the Islamic Republic’s policy of orientation towards the East, saying Russia and China are Iran’s major political and economic partners in countering the U.S. hegemony, Tasnim reported.
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2018-09-17 21:09
Chinese envoy: We support JCPOA
TEHRAN – China’s ambassador to Tehran says his country will support the Iran nuclear deal, aka the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).